Re: Dictionary Programs?

H. S. Teoh emaelivpair:
>I write my lexicon in LaTeX, which is a very nice typesetting system.
I've heard of LaTeX before, but I never looked into it very much. At the
time I was looking for something to write calculus stuff and I found a more
user-friendly program.

>problem. So I wrote a little program that parses the LaTeX files and
>performs such checks as verifying dictionary order, verifying that
>cross-references exist, etc..
That sounds _incredibly_ cool.

>But learning LaTeX isn't a trivial task either, so I'm hesitant to
>recommend it.
However, it sounds like once you get over the initial learning curve, it's
a more versatile...

>Esp. if you want to get to the level you can write a
>machine-parseable lexicon (very important for any hope of automation, as I
>found out) and still look good once processed.
Will I have to program this myself, or can I use/edit someone else's
existing stuff? Not that I'm adverse to programming (far from it, in fact)
but it does add to the learning curve.

>Plus, if you're not a programming addict like I am, you might not find
>this a very inviting proposition. :-)
I'm going to be majoring in computer science, so I plan on working very
hard at becoming a programming addict. :P  LaTeX looks intriguing, I'm just
at a loss at to which of the many websites to start learning from.


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Arthaey

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